"Um,"
Han Ling nodded slightly, then introduced herself:
" Linhai, Han Ling, Fourth Tier, her ability is A-Class Explosion."
" A-Class!" Li Daoyi clicked his tongue, turned to look at Shen Heng, and said disdainfully, "He's A-Class, and you're B-Class. How dare you be the team leader?"
"..."
Shen Heng was speechless, while Han Ling explained:
"No, Shen Heng is a very good captain. If I were the captain, I would be far from being as good as him."
"It's nothing, the Daoist priest was just joking," Shen Heng said with a light laugh to Han Ling.
Looking at Shen Heng and Li Daoyi, Han Ling recalled their conversation, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
"Daoist Master, weren't you still in Capital the day before yesterday? How come you're here today?" Shen Heng turned his gaze to Li Daoyi.
"You weren't paying attention in the meeting, were you?" Li Daoyi, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Shen Heng.
"Yes, how could I not listen carefully to something like this?" Shen Heng said.
"Then think about it," Li Daoyi.
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng frowned slightly, his mind quickly processing the contents of the meeting.
After a moment, he seemed to remember something and asked:
"Because of the Erosion Zone allocated overseas?"
There are a total of twenty-three Erosion Zone, seven of which are located in small countries and public areas.
Therefore, after discussions between headquarters and foreign countries some time ago, it was requested that capable countries take responsibility for the treatment of Erosion Zone in those regions, with other countries providing assistance.
Among them, Great Xia volunteered to take charge of one of the Erosion Zone located in a public area.
"Yes, that's right." Li Daoyi smile.
"Shouldn't you have gone to the overseas one?" Shen Heng asked, slightly puzzled.
"Regarding the situation overseas, the level of danger is still unclear, so headquarters has sent Jiang Lin, who was originally in charge of maritime affairs, over there." Speaking of serious matters, Li Daoyi's expression became more serious.
"Then the operational environment in that Erosion Zone at sea was a bit special, so Lu Zhaoming was transferred there, and then I came here."
So that's how it is... Shen Heng nodded slightly, then asked:
"So what's the situation in the Erosion Zone on the plateau now?"
"There are about one or two groups of Calamity Beast that emerge from that Light Gate every day, ranging from five or six hundred to over a thousand," Li Daoyi voice.
After he finished speaking, the room fell into a brief silence.
Shen Heng's expression also turned serious.
Although he had prepared himself mentally, the number still exceeded his expectations.
You should know that before this incident, Linhai only experienced a little over two hundred Calamity Beast attacks a year!
The number of Calamity Beast appearing here every day is probably much greater than the total number of Calamity Beast that have appeared in Linhai since the overlap of the two worlds!
Li Daoyi looked at Shen Heng and Han Ling and smiled:
"Don't worry, things aren't that serious yet."
"If we rely solely on the inspectors, we're probably doomed, given the limited number of personnel. But what can we do when the artillery shells are still usable?"
"Those guys in the Military Department have been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Light Gate in the Erosion Zone."
"If a horde of Calamity Beast appears, the first line of defense will immediately fire shells at us."
"That's enough to wipe out a significant portion of the Calamity Beast."
"The rest, scattered in various places, will be intercepted by the defensive lines one by one, preventing them from overflowing."
At this point, Li Daoyi paused slightly, then looked at Shen Heng and Han Ling and said:
"Of course, at that time, it wasn't as easy to hit them as when they first emerged from the Light Gate, and sacrifices were inevitable."
"Your current task is to go to the first line of defense and, when the ordinary soldiers can't kill all the Calamity Beast with artillery shells, go up and deal with Calamity Beast."
"Okay, I understand." Shen Heng nodded slightly. "The location?"
"The location has already been decided. Go out, and the people who brought you here will take you there. They are the personnel from the defense line where you will be staying for the time being," Li Daoyi.
Shen Heng nodded slightly, then looked up at Li Daoyi, "Daoist Master, are you just staying here all by yourself?"
"Of course, is there a problem?" Li Daoyi.
"Don't you need any help?" Shen Heng asked.
"No need. Apart from the shells, there's no one here who can help me right now, not even you," Li Daoyi.
"I'm not talking about fighting, I'm talking about other things, like cooking, or do you mean cooking outside and then having it delivered?" Shen Heng asked.
"That's too much trouble. I'll just cut up a piece of the Calamity Beast and boil it myself. There's plenty of Calamity Beast meat, and it tastes pretty good on its own." Li Daoyi shook his head slightly, his hair and beard swaying with his movement.
Shen Heng nodded slightly. "Then we'll be leaving now."
"Hmm," Li Daoyi nodded slightly, then reminded them just as they were about to leave:
"By the way, you don't need to hand over the Calamity Beast you killed; you can keep them for yourselves."
"Distribute the Origin Crystal yourselves, and use the Calamity Beast as your food while you're stationed there."
Because there are too many Calamity Beast, are there no restrictions on Calamity Beast resources?
Hmm... there should also be an idea of using it as a subsidy... Shen Heng turned around and asked,
"Where are the materials?"
"You can submit the materials; they will be converted into points as usual," Li Daoyi.
"Okay, I understand!"
Shen Heng nodded slightly, then turned and walked out.
Han Ling followed behind him.
The two went out and got into the car.
The SUV drove off in another direction.
More than ten minutes later, the vehicle stopped again.
Shen Heng and Han Ling jumped out of the off-road vehicle, and were greeted by a biting cold wind that smelled of diesel, metal, and gunpowder.
The scene before them was far larger than what they had glimpsed in the distance.
Dozens of camouflage tents were arranged in a fan shape, the cannons of more than a dozen tanks pointed diagonally to the sky, and armored vehicles and troop carriers were parked in one corner of the camp.
Most striking were the more than twenty heavy howitzers lined up along the hillside, their dark muzzles all pointing towards the distant Light Gate.
"This is the Fire Point No. 7, responsible for sealing off a 15-degree fan-shaped area to the east. There are a total of 126 personnel, including combat, calculation, and support staff..."
As Qin Ye introduced them to the two, he led them in a certain direction.
During this time, soldiers who could move freely would salute Qin Ye, while those who could not move freely would watch silently.
Without exception, they all cast curious glances at Shen Heng and the other person who were following Qin Ye.
Finally, Qin Ye stopped in front of a tent.
He turned to look at Shen Heng and said:
" Inspector Shen, I'm sorry, the conditions are basic, and I can't provide you with a better environment."
"You'll probably be living here for a long time to come."
Shen Heng stopped and his gaze fell on the tent in front of him.
The tent, dark green with mottled patterns, stood silently on the ground...